- [Instructor] It's extremely possible that you're going…to need to bring images into your Illustrator files…at some point, and in this movie, we're going to look…at placing a linked image, and linked images…make a lot of sense for a few reasons really…but mainly, the main two are you're not including…all of the image data in your file.…You're just managing a link to it, which is great…because that means it isn't all used.…You get a representation of it but it isn't all used…until it's printed, be that to PDF or paper or whatever.…

And secondly, if you're in a work group it means…that somebody else can be working on that file…that's linked, and let's say it's a PSD, just for example,…you can carry on working and you'll just be notified…when there's an update to the file.…So in the file I'm using here from the exercise files,…I'm going to bring in an image that I've got preprepared,…and this image is available if you are a premium subscriber.…If not, just use any of your own.…It's a simple PSD, so we'll use the shortcut…

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5/4/2018

Released

10/20/2017

Illustrator—the world's leading vector illustration software—can be used to accomplish many different design tasks. This course teaches core concepts and techniques that can be applied to any workflow: for print, for the web, or for assets that will find their way into other applications. Instructor Tony Harmer shows you how to get around the interface, and explains elements of Adobe Illustrator, such as artboards, workspaces, layers, and shapes. He discusses vector graphics—which are composed of paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to create and edit them using the Illustrator drawing tools. He demonstrates how to combine and clean up paths, and organize artwork into groups and layers. Tony also covers typography and text editing, color, expressive brush drawing, effects, leveraging CC Libraries, printing and export, and much more.

Topics include:

What is Illustrator?

Navigating documents

Saving a custom workspace

Working with multiple artboards

Creating and deleting layers

Drawing shapes

Transforming objects

Adding fills and strokes

Working with color

Creating complex shapes, such as compound shapes

Working with type

Editing graphics

Adding content to CC Libraries

Printing and exporting artwork

Skill Level Beginner

4h 44m

Duration

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Q: This course was updated on 05/04/2018. What changed?

A: New videos were added that cover modifying Anchor Display and opening PDF files in Illustrator.